A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

I explore the environmental and economic value to be gained by using a greater proportion of renewable distributed generation, mainly solar, relative to centralized generation in the United States in this thesis. I explain the benefits of distributed solar, namely the reductions in environmental dam...

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Main Author:	Breitbarth, Maximilian
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Published:	Scholarship @ Claremont 2017
Subjects:	Distributed generation energy electricity solar RPS emissions Energy and Utilities Law Energy Policy Environmental Law Environmental Policy Environmental Studies
Online Access:	http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1600 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2732&context=cmc_theses

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spelling	ndltd-CLAREMONT-oai-scholarship.claremont.edu-cmc_theses-27322017-05-20T03:30:01Z A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Breitbarth, Maximilian I explore the environmental and economic value to be gained by using a greater proportion of renewable distributed generation, mainly solar, relative to centralized generation in the United States in this thesis. I explain the benefits of distributed solar, namely the reductions in environmental damage and the economic benefits for system owners. These benefits will are compared to the obstacles to renewable distributed generation adoption: the costs associated with installation, the political resistance from utilities and power producers, and the aspects of current energy infrastructure that limit wider adoption of distributed solar. I make recommendations for changes to utility strategy, as well as provide policy prescriptions at the local, state, and national level to incentivize distributed solar. These findings and suggested actions can help inform policymakers and utilities as they shape future U.S. energy infrastructure. 2017-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1600 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2732&context=cmc_theses © 2017 Maximilian Breitbarth CMC Senior Theses Scholarship @ Claremont Distributed generation energy electricity solar RPS emissions Energy and Utilities Law Energy Policy Environmental Law Environmental Policy Environmental Studies
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topic	Distributed generation energy electricity solar RPS emissions Energy and Utilities Law Energy Policy Environmental Law Environmental Policy Environmental Studies
spellingShingle	Distributed generation energy electricity solar RPS emissions Energy and Utilities Law Energy Policy Environmental Law Environmental Policy Environmental Studies Breitbarth, Maximilian A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
description	I explore the environmental and economic value to be gained by using a greater proportion of renewable distributed generation, mainly solar, relative to centralized generation in the United States in this thesis. I explain the benefits of distributed solar, namely the reductions in environmental damage and the economic benefits for system owners. These benefits will are compared to the obstacles to renewable distributed generation adoption: the costs associated with installation, the political resistance from utilities and power producers, and the aspects of current energy infrastructure that limit wider adoption of distributed solar. I make recommendations for changes to utility strategy, as well as provide policy prescriptions at the local, state, and national level to incentivize distributed solar. These findings and suggested actions can help inform policymakers and utilities as they shape future U.S. energy infrastructure.
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title	A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_short	A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
title_full	A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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A Brighter Future: An Integrated Strategy for Increasing Renewable Distributed Generation to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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